Inclusively Developed Voice Assistant Technology for Elderly Care

独家研发养老语音助手技术

• 批准号: 10059330
• 金额: $ 6.37万
• 依托单位: GRANGRAN LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10059330
• 关键词: Inclusively; Developed; Voice; Assistant; Technology; Inclusively; Developed; Voice; Assistant; Technology

People with Dementia (PwD) often need reminders to complete everyday activities like showering, eating, and taking medication. These reminders could be a post-it note on the fridge, a call from a carer, or an alert on their mobile. However, a simple reminder to complete a task can be insufficient.There are presently 47m people worldwide living with dementia and by 2030 this number will be 75m. Every 3 seconds, a patient develops dementia, and there are 10 million new cases every year around the globe(WHO).GG Care is a unique technology that uses Amazon Alexa to support a person's everyday activities through interactive voice reminders, called Digital Interventions (DIs). Our DIs include medication reminders, notifications that visitors are coming, reminders to stay healthy, and prompts to make social connections.This project aims to create a framework for PwD to care for themselves or improve their quality of life. GG Care harnesses Amazon Alexa's voice assistant technology to help PwD complete tasks and retain independence. This project enables our technology to be more inclusive by assisting the wider elderly population regardless of cognitive ability and offering our services via the telephone.Carers can use our web interface and Alexa Skill to provide interactive reminders for PwD. The DIs simplify the complexity of tasks by breaking each task into easily digestible steps with a series of questions and prompts. The individual user interacts only with their voice; there are no clunky menus or buttons.When reminding the individual to take medication, GG Care first asks if they know where to find their medication. If they need assistance, GG Care will:* Provide a hint for the location.* Give them time to retrieve it.* Confirm they found it and take their medication.We will extend the voice capabilities of our current technology to increase accessibility through an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone system. Being accessible by telephone closes the technological gap for those without an Internet connection or less tech-savvy. Without those burdens, we can scale our services to more care residents.Our functionality will increase by using the testbed to create a new feature allowing carers to record their own voice for use in the IVR system. By using a familiar voice, the care resident will be more receptive to the instruction and better able to stay socially connected.

患有痴呆症（PWD）的人通常需要提醒来完成日常活动，例如淋浴，进食和服药。这些提醒可能是冰箱上的邮政注释，护理人员的电话或手机上的警报。但是，一个简单的提醒可以完成一项任务，这可能是不够的。目前，全球有4700万人患有痴呆症，到2030年，这个数字将为7500万。每3秒钟，患者就会患痴呆症，全球每年有1000万个新病例（Who）。GGCare是一项独特的技术，它使用Amazon Alexa通过互动的语音提醒来支持一个人的日常活动，称为数字干预（DIS）。我们的DIS包括药物提醒，访客即将来临的通知，提醒保持健康以及建立社交联系的提醒。该项目旨在为PWD创建一个框架，以照顾自己或改善其生活质量。 GG护理利用亚马逊Alexa的语音助理技术来帮助PWD完成任务并保留独立性。该项目使我们的技术可以通过协助更广泛的老年人群来更具包容性，无论认知能力如何，并通过电话提供服务。通过通过一系列问题和提示将每个任务分解为易于消化的步骤，简化了任务的复杂性。单个用户仅与声音互动；没有笨拙的菜单或按钮。当提醒个人服用药物时，GG Care首先问他们是否知道在哪里可以找到他们的药物。如果他们需要帮助，GG护理将：*提供一个提示。可以通过电话访问，可以解决没有互联网连接或精通技术较低的人的技术差距。没有这些负担，我们可以将服务扩展到更多的护理居民。我们的功能将通过使用测试床创建新功能，使护士可以记录自己的声音以供在IVR系统中使用。通过使用熟悉的声音，护理居民将更加接受该指导，并能够更好地保持社交联系。